Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said India is not prepared to face natural disasters. The NDMA arrived at this conclusion after taking stock of psycho-social support and mental health services in the country. The stock-taking found the...
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The technology works by fitting a radio transmitter unit to trains or roadside infrastructure such as railway level crossings which broadcasts a local signal. Small receiver units are fitted to the sound system of vehicles and upon...
Friday, April 8th, 2011
The IGES Natural Resources Management (NRM) Group conducts strategic policy research, capacity building activities and outreach to contribute to the management, protection and enhancement of natural resources in the Asia-Pacific region. As part of the NRM Group, the Forest Conservation...
Friday, April 8th, 2011
AIP-4 will improve access to the GEOSS datasets that have been identified as supporting critical Earth...
Friday, April 8th, 2011
LINZ will launch an online survey later in April to gather insights into the New Zealand geospatial industry. The purpose of the survey is to help us develop a better understanding of the geospatial industry; the companies...
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
China has offered financial and technical assistance to develop hydro electricity and wind power by upgrading the existing transmission system, and is looking to provide an integrated solution to the perennial problem of power shortages in Pakistan....
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
A new portal which will act as a Geographical Information System (GIS) providing information about spatial data-related assets has been launched by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City. The portal will enable the exchange of data relevant...
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Despite the vast development of rail networks and deep sea ports to cater for the economic growth, road remains to be the dominant means of transport, accounting for 67 percent of cargo moved in Vietnam. However, the...
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
In a survey done with 4,500 tunneling professionals, almost half of the respondents – 47.8 percent to be exact – want to know about the MTR and MRT projects in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. And why wouldn’t...
